St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-03
They Talk Frankly About Their
Ambitions and Tell Entertain
ing Stories.
As a Rule the Writers Are Honest and
Well-Meaning, but There Are
Some Rascals.
The Designs of the Latter Glass, However,
Are Very Efectually Thwarted
by the Globe.
Congratulations for the Little school
Marin Are in Order, as She is
to Be Married.
The Globes Happy Family Getting
Cordial as They Become
Acquainted.
ENTIMENTAL peo-

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II " pie seem to FREEDOM
MAJ ny ! well demonstrated by
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\ E~j\ lie infected with the
~ /NA> Il ieSire to marry, and
TEs 2 dwhen one comes to
KS y N,, think about it one can
NJ ~ I4Ks hardly help but wish
W. Z[Iy> hat the world could
EY be set back to the days
of childhood again,
when it was the height of ones
ambition to own jumping jack, and ones
only aim in life was to pull the string for
all it was worth and enjoy the sport, with
no disturbing thoughts in ones mind.
Marriage is an eXcelleSt thing in its way
as the GLOBE has heretofore re-
marked-but il is time to cry a halt
when the pursuit of matrimony becomes
a mania. There must of necessity be some
unmarried people in the world, and when
there threatens to be a stampede to the
stop it. The GLOBE. with the best of mo-
tives, undertook to sound public sentiment
and ascertain the aims in life of the
masses of the people. The responses
to Its invitation have been spontane-
Gus and generally frank and honest,
and they have been written by those in all
grades of life-in fact, by all sorts and con-
ditionS of men and women. Enough of the
prevalent tendency of public sentiment has
been drawn out to show that it leans
strongly toward the subject of marriage.
But there is a woeful lack of sympathy and
confidence between the sexes The young
ciety and to be afraid of the
women. but still they want to
marry just the same. The young women
also complain that the men are backward
and that offers of marriage are scarce. Yet
they want to marry. too. And it seems
queer that where both sexes are eager to
marry there should be cause for complaint
because of failure to make matches One
writer ascrlbeS one reason, one another.
but very few of them agree. If
the GLOBE. through its aims in
Life" department. succeeds i'll even partially
solving this problem it will have accom-
plished a good work and be satisfied. The
experiment has demonstrated some things
gent. honest. well-meaning people who
have written for the department. In every
way possible the GLOBE has endeavored
to encourage them and to facilitate
communication, one with another, and
there Is good reason to believe that
practical benefit will result On the other
hand. contemplate class has had to be
dealt with, and the GLOBE has not hest
tated
TO SUMMARILY sQUELCH THEM.
They belong to the despicable gang of
1echerous scoundrels who make a business
of preying upon female virtue, and who
seize every opportunity to secure
victims. Some of these vultures at
tempted to take advantage of the GLOBES
''Ains in Life" department to carry out
their schemes. but in every case they miser-
ably failed. Their letters were cunningy
worded, and on casual reading appeared
harmless enough, but a serpent lurked
within their folds, boding harm to the in
hocent and unsuspecting. 1t is pity that
the men who wrote these letters did not
give their names and addresses so they
could have been exposed, but
they were too shrewd for that. But
their diabolical designs were frustrated,
and the GLOBE has been able to keep its
''Aims" department strictly within the
scope for Which it was originally intended
to be benefit to the people and furnish
medium through which honorable. we'll
meaning men and women could express
their ambitions in life. That this good re-
suit has been achieved is apparent. One
happy incident resulting from the inaugu-
ration of the new department is the good
fortune of the School Marm," who has Sc
cured a husband-iust such a man as she
always desired. She was the most popular
of the correspondents of Aims and had
scores OF offers, and the GLOBE sincerely
hoped that she got the best man in the whole
lot. 1t is also hoped that the contributors
who had other aims in life besides matri-
mony have been profited by the interchange
of views. and that much good will come out
of it to all. A cordial invitation is extended
to every man, woman and child in the
United States, who has honorable inten-
tons. to contribute to this department
Of the GLOBE and tell about their aims in
life. The letters for this week, printed be-
low, will be found of more than ordinary
interest.
SOliIOquy Of n Travelling Man.
fro the Editor OF the Globe:
Since your new departure in journalism ]
have read the GLOBE with increased interest
One becomes tired of the monotony of the
daily list of accidents. murders and wrangles